An obscure cult with its own distinct language understood only by members. The members speak incredibly quickly and think even faster. They tend to also be motivated students and often exhibit a mild form of OCD.
Such debaters engage in conversation with each other on a much higher level than the average human, both in and out of round. The student
government and honor roll within a school typically consist mostly of debaters. 80% of congress debated in
high school.
Membership in the cult lasts from 9th grade through 12th grade and sometimes through
college, but the mannerisms and knowledge gained from it manifest themselves in all aspects of the current or former debater's life for the better.
Policy debate kicks aff.
I spent all last weekend hitting
people, cutting and spewing. We
broke and all the judges picked me up, but this one lay judge dropped me. I also got
top speaks. Now I'm going to do uniqueness updates for my disad, then
cut some
a2 perm cards on the counterplan and come up with a kritikal aff so I can win framework.
I finally mastered the pen flip!
A: Did you hear so-and-so got into all 7 ivy's?
B: Really? he must be a debater.
Policy debate is SHITS (Significance, Harms, Inherency, Topicality, Solvency)
If you understood all the above, you're a policy debater.
